Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Alan Page (1945- )
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Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi (1926-2013)
Christopher Barnes
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Christopher Barnes (1986- )
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
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(1966) The Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program

Explore Global African History

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The Brazzaville Conference, 1944
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Camille Sosthène Héliodore Mortenol (1859-1930)
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Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007)
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(1974) M. Gatsha Buthelezi, “Towards Black Fulfillment”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Africans and African Americans in China: A Long History, A Troubled Present, and a Promising Future?
Official King County Logo
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From Memphis and Mogadishu: The History of African Americans in King County, Washington, 1858-2014
Coronavirus structure
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COVID-19: The Myth and the Reality for Black America
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African Americans and Cuba’s First Experiment in Castro-Era Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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